How Many People Are Named Ouida?
An estimated 1,076 people in the United States have the first name Ouida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Ouida peaked in popularity in 1924 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ouida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ouida paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Ouida is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
1,076
About 1 in 318,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1924
151 births
Total Registered
4,886
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ouida
Ouida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,886 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ouida as a female name
Ranked #12,919 in 1995
6 female births in 1995
Peak: 1924 (151 births)
Ouida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ouida span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,347 babies were registered. Ouida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ouida by Decade
How has Ouida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ouida by State
Birth registrations for Ouida span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee. On average, about 294 Ouidas were registered per state.
Ouida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ouida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ouida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ouida?
We estimate approximately 1,076 people named Ouida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 318,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Ouida a common name?
Ouida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,886 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ouida most popular?
Ouida reached peak popularity in 1924, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ouida is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ouida a female name?
Ouida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ouida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ouida Smith, Ouida Johnson, Ouida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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